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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1965
Page
4
Luci Johnson is celebrated after being accepted by Georgetown School of Nursing, marking a milestone in her academic journey and illustrating a focus on intellect.
City officials face a knotty problem over Paint Street near North Kanawha Street and Valley Drive. A planned underpass and paving would ease access, grade issues, and rear parking at Hall Furniture. The city delays persist as nations discuss UN leadership amid funding tensions.
The piece surveys GOP hopes for an automatic 1966 bounce led by Nixon forecasts of a 40 seat gain, contrasted with sobering notes from Gov John Chafee and Sen Thurston Morton. It discusses Goldwater's lingering influence, voter loyalty shifts, and Democratic gains under Johnson against a backdrop of Republican skepticism about a swift revival.
West Virginia will drop free direct line service to the state capitol effective Oct 1 as an economy move by the State Board of Public Works. The BPW ordered Finance Commissioner Truman E. Gore to ask Chesapeake and Potomac to end special number assignments. Last year the state paid 1,221,000 dollars for all tolls. Gore has sent memos to state agencies directing use of direct contact methods for long distance or private line access.
A Raleigh Register page recaps local notes from Mabscott, Beckley, and county activity. Anna Davenport resumes assistant postmistress duties at Wickham after tonsillitis. Mrs. Tazewell Worley’s 73rd birthday celebrated by kin and friends in North Beckley. Kings Daughters plan a fundraiser trip for deaf and dumb children to Romney State School. Dr W W Hume reopens office in Beckley. Bell system changes include 29 circuits between the capitol and cities. credit cards curb unauthorized calls. State Board of Education to consider confidential applications for Bluefield State presidency after L B Allen resignation. State Welfare Dept sets Sept 24 cut for Oct food stamps. 25,000 in three counties may enroll. State Armory Board to dispose of surplus armories in Fairmont Bluefield Huntington after waivers from counties or municipalities.
The Australian editorial from Canberra analyzes the so called youth explosion amid rising teenage crime in the Western world. It argues crime stems from a society prioritizing technology over sociology and warns of dehumanised youth without clear direction while urging adults to guide and support youth toward constructive change.
A devotional prayer asks God Maker of heaven and earth to enlarge love and deeds, surrender doubts, wait for deeper guidance, and give praise through Christ. It is attributed to Lance Webb, a bishop in Springfield, The Methodist Church.
Washington reports outline psychological opportunities to exploit Hanoi weaknesses and peasant discontent. A government study notes deteriorating Communist morals, disrupted agriculture, and coerced production under state plan. It suggests leveraging farmer grievances seen in the North to influence the war in the South.
Unified reports from Geneva indicate rumors of a top Soviet leadership change, with Brezhnev Kosygin and Mikoyan named as possible figures. Moscow sources expect a delay of months, while London diplomats foresee sharper Sino-Soviet tensions and neutral country support shifts. French space plans target December elections, as Indonesia rejects an American-led bank proposal and Germany faces West-East dynamics. French foreign policy shows embarrassment over Beijing’s aggressive stance.
In a fierce battle over the Thames estuary RAF fighters repelled a mass raid of about 300 German war planes, aiding London against a major attempted invasion. Mayor A K Minter and Fred Martin began estimates Sept 18 for sidewalk numbers under a $22,910 WPA project. US Army recruiting opened Sept 19 a permanent office in Beckley post office basement to accept volunteer enlistments in most branches, led by Staff Sgt Q W Addington and Sgt R A Linek of Charleston.
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